Chapter 1 — Late Love You

Late at night, Pho Canh Tham returned. Seeing me sitting at the food table, he paused in opening the door, his face full of impatience.

“I said don't wait, don't cook for me.”

"Your stomach is not good, I'm afraid you will feel uncomfortable if you don't eat." I smiled, ran over to pick up his vest, then hugged his waist like a little bird, "You're home so late today, I miss you so much."

The slight mint smell typical of Pho Canh Tham lingered around the tip of my nose, I couldn't help but rub against his shoulder. Pho Canh Tham's expression didn't change, he frowned, pushed my hand away and changed his shoes: "I'm not in the mood to eat tonight, I won't eat if you cook." Before he finished speaking, he began to evaluate me.

“What the hell are you wearing?”

“Do you like it?”

I gently lifted the hem of my skirt, looking at him expectantly. This is the pajamas I just ordered on the website this morning, the thin layer of chiffon fabric accentuates the curves that appear and disappear. No man can refuse this sight, I'm a little more confident. But Pho Canh Tham's deep eyes were still cold, without a ripple, his tone was even more hateful: "I don't like it, don't wear it in the future." He turned around and left, I quickly followed two steps.

“Canh Tham, today is our one year wedding anniversary.”

Pho Canh Tham's movement of taking off his watch paused, the corner of his eye glanced at the food table. Seeing that he was paying attention to the dishes I painstakingly prepared, I looked at him approvingly: "These are all my favorite dishes. It took me five hours to cook." Pho Canh Tham was completely unmoved, his steps did not stop, he went straight upstairs.

"I'll ask Tieu Te to buy it as a souvenir. I'm a bit busy tonight, so eat it yourself."

*Bang*, the door closed. I stood in a daze on the empty floor, looking at the tray of meals that had been painstakingly prepared all afternoon, a feeling of bitterness rising in my heart. For a year now, Pho Canh Tham has always treated me coldly like a guest. At first, I thought I could rely on my efforts to move him. The press and outsiders criticized me for being empty-headed and only being labeled as beautiful, so I immediately signed up for all the advanced classes. They said I couldn't touch spring water on my ten fingers and couldn't hold a man's stomach, so I immediately studied with a 5-star chef for three months. But no matter how many skills I learned and how good my cooking was, I could never get back one look from Pho Canh Tham. Everyone says Pho Canh Tham's nature is like that, not close to women. But I've seen another look of him - out of control and crazy. Just that one time made me taste the marrow, immersing myself endlessly. Even though I knew that it was probably because he was drunk that night that he showed that side, I still greedily wanted to see him happy, angry, and sad, wanted to see his lively eyes when he was in love again. It's just a pity that after more than 300 days of failed attempts, every hour and minute reminded me that that night was just an accident. *Vibration...* The phone rang, I picked it up. Her best friend Linh Linh spoke hesitantly: "Tieu Chi, are you okay? Did you quarrel with Pho Canh Tham?" I was confused: "Today is our wedding anniversary, why would I argue with him?"

"But he was with Ms. Luu..." Linh Linh exclaimed, suddenly realizing something, her voice shaking: "Hot search on the internet It's exploded, don't tell me you don't know yet!”

Hot search? I suspiciously picked up my phone and opened the search rankings. *#SHOCK! The A-list female celebrity secretly met the heir to the Pho family in the middle of the night!#* The words stung my eyes. I tremblingly clicked on the photo and enlarged it. I am so familiar with this woman. My sworn enemy from childhood to adulthood, is now a famous female star in the entertainment industry - Luu Kha Y. She is also the representative of the brand of the Pho family group. Liu Keyi's national recognition is very high, even when going out at night with a married man, there was not a single curse in the comments section. *"Good job, I should have kicked that empty flower vase Hua Ninh Chi away a long time ago!"* *"The CEO of the first Thuong Thanh Group, being next to Y Y is what we call a match."* *"A few days ago I saw Hua Ninh Chi publicly give an interview saying their marriage is very stable, I'm dying of laughter."* I finished scrolling through the comments and zoomed in on the photo again. In the photo, the man opens the car door for Luu Kha Y, one hand gently covering the edge of the door to avoid hitting her head. That gentle look in her eyes was something I had never seen before. It turned out that Pho Canh Tham came home late not because he worked overtime at the company, but because he was with another woman. I don't eat rice that I cook myself, because I've had enough to eat outside. In fact, I have always known of Luu Kha Y's existence. Pure and lovely, when she smiles, she has faint dimples, and when she raises her arms and legs, it all arouses men's desire to protect. They met each other through a brand collaboration. Half a year ago, three female celebrities were targeted as representatives of Pho's jewelry brand, including Luu Kha Y. The day Pho Canh Tham personally came to the scene, I eagerly followed along. At that time, Luu Kha Y's eyes looking at Pho Canh Tham were very hot, she boldly spoke about the brand idea among the female stars. After listening, Pho Canh Tham evaluated Luu Kha Y for a long time. That was the first time I saw his eyes stop on another woman. Just like that, Luu Kha Y easily became the representative. Half a year has passed, but unexpectedly she has become the person for whom Pho Canh Tham personally opened the car door. Since we got married, Pho Canh Tham and I often go to the main house to eat, and he has never opened the car door for me once. One must know that Pho Canh Tham is famous for not being close to women, even the secretary next to him is male, enough to understand how much of an exception Luu Kha Y is in his heart. I was stunned for a long time and couldn't help but click on Luu Kha Y's account. The hot search had exploded, either she or the office had to speak up. Sure enough, 10 minutes ago she just posted a status line: *"Thank you for someone's hearty meal and door-to-door transportation, it's another well-fed day~"* The official account of Pho Thi Group immediately clicked like. 10 minutes ago, Pho Canh Tham just walked into the door. Is it you who clicked the like button, or are the senior leaders of the Vice Mayor who have never considered the boss as me? … I stayed up all night, wrapped myself in a blanket and sat on the sofa, my whole body was cold. In the morning, Pho Canh Tham walked over and frowned when he saw me. Obviously he didn't expect me to wake up so early today.

“I warmed up milk for you.”

“No need, I have to have a briefing early."

The glass of warm milk was placed on the table. Pho Canh Tham walked by wearing a watch, not bothering to look at it. I couldn't help it, took out my phone: "Don't you look at hot search?" They said you went out at night with female celebrities.” Pho Canh Tham paused, without any special reaction: "Don't follow the nonsense marketing people, there are other people in the car, it's not just me and her when we go out to eat."

“But you personally opened the car door for her.”

Deputy Canh Tham frowned and finally looked at me: "That's basic communication courtesy, I don't understand what you have to pay attention to."